The 1997 Seattle Seahawks season was the team's 22nd season with the National Football League (NFL). This season would mark a new era for the Seahawks as they drafted two first round picks (Shawn Springs and Walter Jones) and traded quarterback Rick Mirer and signed Minnesota Vikings/Houston Oilers quarterback Warren Moon to be John Friesz's backup. Moon and Jones would go on to be selected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2006 and 2014, respectively. They also signed rookie quarterback Jon Kitna. After a Week 1 injury to Friesz, Moon led the Seahawks improvement from 1996's 7–9 record to finish 8–8. This would be Moon's last season making the Pro Bowl in his career, he went on to win Pro Bowl MVP.
1997 Seattle Seahawks season | |
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Owner | Paul Allen |
Head coach | Dennis Erickson |
Home field | Kingdome |
Results | |
Record | 8–8 |
Division place | 3rd AFC West |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
Pro Bowlers | QB Warren Moon DE Michael Sinclair LB Chad Brown FS Darryl Williams |
AP All-Pros | FS Darryl Williams (2nd team) |
This season is notable for being the first under new owner Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen. Allen helped keep the team from relocating and made sure it remained in Seattle.
1997 Seattle Seahawks draft | |||||
Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
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1 | 3 | Shawn Springs * | Cornerback | Ohio State | |
1 | 6 | Walter Jones * † | Offensive tackle | Florida State | from St. Louis via NY Jets and Tampa Bay |
5 | 142 | Eric Stokes | Free safety | Nebraska | |
6 | 174 | Itula Mili | Tight end | Brigham Young | |
7 | 211 | Carlos Jones | Cornerback | Miami (FL) | |
Made roster † Pro Football Hall of Fame * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career |
Player | Position | College |
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Jim Arellanes | Quarterback | Fresno State |
Paul Burton | Punter | Northwestern |
Andre Cooper | Wide receiver | Florida State |
Pete DiMario | Tackle | Alabama |
Nick Gianacakos | Defensive end | Boston College |
J Ina | Guard | Miami (FL) |
David Kempfert | Center | Montana |
LeVance McQueen | Linebacker | Duke |
Front office
Head coaches
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Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
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Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Game site | Recap |
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HOF | July 26 | Minnesota Vikings | L 26–28 | 0–1 | Fawcett Stadium (Canton) | Recap |
1 | August 2 | Arizona Cardinals | W 34–6 | 1–1 | Kingdome | Recap |
2 | August 9 | at San Francisco 49ers | L 17–21 | 1–2 | 3Com Park | Recap |
3 | August 16 | Indianapolis Colts | W 45–3 | 2–2 | Kingdome | Recap |
4 | August 22 | at Cincinnati Bengals | W 31–28 | 3–2 | Cinergy Field | Recap |
Divisional matchups have the AFC West playing the NFC West.
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Game site | Recap |
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1 | August 31 | New York Jets | L 3–41 | 0–1 | Kingdome | Recap |
2 | September 7 | Denver Broncos | L 14–35 | 0–2 | Kingdome | Recap |
3 | September 14 | at Indianapolis Colts | W 31–3 | 1–2 | RCA Dome | Recap |
4 | September 21 | San Diego Chargers | W 26–22 | 2–2 | Kingdome | Recap |
5 | September 28 | at Kansas City Chiefs | L 17–20 (OT) | 2–3 | Arrowhead Stadium | Recap |
6 | October 5 | Tennessee Oilers | W 16–13 | 3–3 | Kingdome | Recap |
7 | Bye | |||||
8 | October 19 | at St. Louis Rams | W 17–9 | 4–3 | TWA Dome | Recap |
9 | October 26 | Oakland Raiders | W 45–34 | 5–3 | Kingdome | Recap |
10 | November 2 | at Denver Broncos | L 27–30 | 5–4 | Mile High Stadium | Recap |
11 | November 9 | at San Diego Chargers | W 37–31 | 6–4 | Qualcomm Stadium | Recap |
12 | November 16 | at New Orleans Saints | L 17–20 (OT) | 6–5 | Louisiana Superdome | Recap |
13 | November 23 | Kansas City Chiefs | L 14–19 | 6–6 | Kingdome | Recap |
14 | November 30 | Atlanta Falcons | L 17–24 | 6–7 | Kingdome | Recap |
15 | December 7 | at Baltimore Ravens | L 24–31 | 6–8 | Memorial Stadium | Recap |
16 | December 14 | at Oakland Raiders | W 22–21 | 7–8 | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum | Recap |
17 | December 21 | San Francisco 49ers | W 38–9 | 8–8 | Kingdome | Recap |
AFC West | |||||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |||
(1) Kansas City Chiefs | 13 | 3 | 0 | .813 | 375 | 232 | W6 | ||
(4) Denver Broncos | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 472 | 287 | W1 | ||
Seattle Seahawks | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 365 | 362 | W2 | ||
Oakland Raiders | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | 324 | 419 | L5 | ||
San Diego Chargers | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | 266 | 425 | L8 |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Vikings | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
Seahawks | 0 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 26 |
at Fawcett Stadium, Canton, Ohio
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Cardinals | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Seahawks | 0 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 34 |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Seahawks | 0 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 17 |
49ers | 14 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
at 3Com Park, San Francisco
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Colts | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Seahawks | 10 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 45 |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Seahawks | 7 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 31 |
Bengals | 0 | 7 | 0 | 21 | 28 |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Jets | 17 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 41 |
Seahawks | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Broncos | 10 | 3 | 15 | 7 | 35 |
Seahawks | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Seahawks | 7 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 31 |
Colts | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
at RCA Dome, Indianapolis
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Chargers | 0 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 22 |
Seahawks | 3 | 10 | 0 | 13 | 26 |
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
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Seahawks | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
Chiefs | 0 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 20 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Oilers | 3 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
Seahawks | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 16 |
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Seahawks | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
Rams | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Raiders | 14 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 34 |
Seahawks | 3 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 45 |
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Seahawks | 3 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 27 |
Broncos | 3 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 30 |
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Seahawks | 0 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 37 |
Chargers | 14 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
at Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
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Seahawks | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
Saints | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 20 |
at Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Chiefs | 7 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 19 |
Seahawks | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Falcons | 7 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
Seahawks | 0 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 17 |
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Seahawks | 7 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
Ravens | 3 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
at Memorial Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland
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This was the first time the Seahawks had ever played a regular season game in Baltimore against either the Colts or the Ravens.[5]
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Seahawks | 0 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 22 |
Raiders | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
at Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, California
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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49ers | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
Seahawks | 7 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 38 |
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